Episode 220. The master of reverse magic (1)
“Huh? Boy, where did the patient in the recovery room go?”
The painter made a puzzled expression when he did not see Lee Dang-ji in the recovery room.
There were no other patients in the recovery room, so I knew who I was referring to when I asked this question.
“I don’t know either. I’ve been looking for it for a while, but I couldn’t find it. I think he ran away at night because he was scared because the warriors of Seonggajang were questioning him yesterday.”
“Hmm~. Even though I told you not to run away. Foolishly…”
The painter gave a short sigh with a pitiful expression.
Then the enemy lion approached the fireman.
“Mr.”
“Your enemy escort. Oh, it seems that the owner of the door has disappeared… Did you let it go on purpose?”
“no. It was there until dawn…. In the morning, it disappeared without me even noticing. I should have kept an eye on him… I’m sorry.”
“no. We talked that far yesterday and were promised, but I must have thought that someone would run away.”
“sorry.”
“Because it is not. I have to go around Dokmok Village this morning and go to the slash-and-burn village in the afternoon, so hurry up and get ready.”
“All right.”
The enemy lion bowed to the fireman and went to the wagon to help load it.
While the fireman and his disciples were preparing to go on a visit to help the poor, a Sojeo who looked very similar to Sarah appeared from the side of the aide.
“uh?”
The person who was most surprised to see the sojourn was Ohbo.
“Ray.”
“Your death penalty.”
“Did you ever have a sister?”
“You know that there are only two older brothers on top.”
“That’s right. By the way… then who is that Sojeo?”
When Obo raised his hand and pointed to the side, Sara turned her head, and the fireman, the other disciples, and the escort warriors who were far away turned their heads to look at her.
“uh? Who is it?”
“Isn’t it your cousin or sister?”
“All my cousins are young.”
“Then, by any chance, the seed that the deceased father-in-law sowed outside…”
“Brother!”
Sarah showed displeasure to the point of calling Oh Bo an older brother rather than a death penalty.
“I’m so sorry…”
I said sorry, but even though they resembled each other, they were very similar.
As she approached Sarah strode closer to her.
“who are you?”
Come to think of it, it was early in the morning and the patient hadn’t been accepted yet.
“I’m Lee Dang-ji… Oh, you don’t recognize me.”
Sara took a step back in surprise when a thick male voice came out of the mouth of a pretty woman who looked just like her.
“If this is Dangji… a patient in the recovery room?”
“I don’t know if the warriors of the castle may come today, so I dressed up as a woman.”
“Costume of a woman… This would be a heavenly woman if she hadn’t heard her voice…” Not
only Sara, but everyone in the courtroom were surprised and put on a puzzled expression.
“They say you are the master of Haomun, but you have mastered great counter-yongjutsu!”
At that moment, Ok-ju, who was in the back, approached and inspected Lee Dang-ji’s face one by one, and couldn’t help but admire.
creepy.
In an instant, Lee Dangji’s eyes changed.
It doesn’t matter if the people here know because it’s just a matter of getting out of the dressing room and changing the appearance of a woman now, but no one should know that she is the owner of Haomun.
“How did you know I was the owner of Hao Mun?”
It was only then that Ok-ju realized that she had made a mistake.
As I made a slightly embarrassed expression, the enemy lion approached from behind.
“I knew from the beginning that you were the owner of Hao Mun. And that may be a big secret to you, but it’s not a big deal to us, so I don’t have to set myself up like that.”
“You might have asked how did you know I was the owner of Hao Mun?”
Lee Dang-ji’s eyes flashed like those of a snake seeking prey.
food.
However, the enemy lion, who received his eyes, made a laughable expression.
“I knew it when I heard you talking to that exorcist who was supposed to be Sohyang. And as a forewarning, it would be better not to think about taking out the sword clumsily hidden under the skirt. You can take it out if you want to commit suicide.”
Lee Dang-ji looked into the eyes of the enemy lion and only clenched his teeth, but did not dare to draw his sword.
His mind spun like a spinning top at high speed.
‘A while ago, Sohyang said that an unfathomable master spyed on him… Is he Lee Ja? But why did the royal guard come out to spy on Sohyang?’
At first, the thoughts were complicated, but as time passed, the thoughts began to be organized like pieces of a puzzle in my head.
‘I see! From the moment I came to receive treatment with So Hyang-il, they started monitoring you!’
The people who inquired and watched when he turned into an innkeeper were probably related to the man in front of him.
“It looks like you’ve been spying on me for a long time. Why?”
At some point, Lee Dang-ji gave up running away when he saw the escorts surrounding him. It would be difficult even in a normal state, much less now that he was injured.
“Since you did something worthy of being watched, why don’t you watch it?”
“Did you do something worthy of being watched? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“The guy who came to the doctor’s room to be treated did the opposite. Then, of course, wouldn’t it be suspicious?”
“Did you recognize my role from then on? how?”
“I know you’re good at acting, but someone with a good eye might notice it.”
“No matter how attentive you are, you can’t easily spot them.”
“It wasn’t easy.”
Lee Dang-ji looked at the enemy lion with an expression of disbelief and shook his head.
“She’s sharp enough to recognize my role… But, come to think of it, even the head of the castle did notice. Anyway, what are you going to do with me now?”
“What do you do?”
“I am the master of Haomun.”
He could receive a considerable reward just by presenting himself to the samurai of Seonggajang.
“so?”
“What! Is that so?”
“It is quite understandable that you do the opposite to avoid the eyes of the prosperous warriors. If I had harmed the congressman or the doctor’s office, he would have cut his head, but that doesn’t seem to be the case… Whatever you do yourself.”
At the words of the enemy lion, Lee Dang-ji made a strange expression that was hard to understand.
“That’s right. I looked ugly, like a rat avoiding a cat by myself.”
“I don’t know what you think, but the beggar boss or the head of Hao Mun… In my eyes, it’s there.”
“what!”
“Isn’t it Hao Mun that courtesans, jeom soi, gibang warriors, and officials in the snot-sized Pyeong’an County have gathered together to help each other and struggle against the powerful?”
“Ha Haomen is not weak enough for you to ignore.”
“I am not weak, but on the contrary, I am not strong either. And there is no reason for us to be interested in leaving this place soon.”
“…..”
Lee Dang-ji hurt her pride, but couldn’t reply any more.
“After a few more days of treatment and when you can move, go off. It’s a different area, so there’s no need to collide.”
When the enemy lion turned and left, Lee Dang-ji put on a dazed expression for a moment.
I was very upset about something and wanted to keep arguing about it, but if I did, what would I do? It just hurts my mouth.
After a while, Okju also left and the disciples began to move busily to do their own work, and Lee Dang-ji went to the bed in the recovery room and sat down.
‘Even a member of the council is not an ordinary person, but an escort warrior… at least a longevity-level armed force! What the hell is this outfit?’
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“How on earth did you find out about Lee Dang-ji’s role? I think I played the role, but I still don’t know.”
At the painter’s question, Ok-ju scratched her head with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“It’s kind of like a feeling, so it’s a bit difficult to put into words. Don’t Congressman Hwa immediately notice if there is a lawmaker among many people? It’s like that.”
“Congressmen have their own unique characteristics and habits… Ah! Even people who act against you have something unique to them.”
“Yes, I can’t pinpoint anything, but it’s like paying more attention to other people’s eyes when playing a role or being more immersed in the role… I don’t know if I expressed it properly, but anyway, those little habits there is.”
“okay.”
“Anyway, why are you covering him up so much?”
“well. Actually, I don’t even know why. It is suspicious, but strangely not.”
The painter tilted his head, thinking that his attitude towards Lee Dang-ji was different from his usual.
When the group arrived at the slum, treated patients, distributed grain, and were eating lunch, two men in their early 40s appeared dragging a pig.
In the slums, pigs are very precious livestock, so many people looked at the two men with mouth watering.
Jang Han immediately came to the fireman’s party, bowed his head, and said that he would slaughter a pig today and distribute it to the poor.
“Well, it would be nice to catch a pig and share it, but why are you asking us for permission?”
“I received an order from Lord Moon to do it in the name of Congressman Hwa.”
“If it’s Munju… Ah! You don’t even have to do this. All right. Do as you please.”
“thank you. Oh, and these days, a group of suspicious people are said to have settled on the side of Bokma Mountain. So I told them to tell me that it would be better not to go to the slash-and-burn village.”
In an instant, the eyes of not only the fireman but also Eulji and the guards around him widened.
The fact that some of the remnants of the black bandits who had been kicked out of Yeonju in Mt. Bokmasan had begun to take root was an issue that Eulji had recently found out and reported to the fireman.
But Haowen also found out about it.
“All right. I’ve heard that bandits are frequent there, so I’m planning to go with my defenses.”
The slum I visited today was a small village with only about 30 households, so morning treatment was enough. Therefore, after finishing the meal, I planned to go to the slash-and-burn village of Mt. Bokmasan in the afternoon.
If there were bandits, the slash-and-burn villagers would also be persecuted. The fireman intended to drive out the bandits if they appeared.
Since each and every one of them was an escort with the strength of a longevity on the battlefield, they were confident enough to deal with a group of black bandits gathered by the remnants of defeated soldiers.
“I don’t know what the defenses are, but the number of suspicious groups is said to be in the hundreds. So it is better not to go.”
“How many hundred?”
In an instant, the fireman’s eyes widened. I knew that some of the black bandit remnants had descended, but I didn’t know there were that many.
Of course, it’s not scary even if it’s a few hundred, but with that number, it’s too much for an escort.
“yes.”
“All right. Please tell me thank you for the good information.”
“yes.”
After a while, the two men killed a pig, distributed it to the poor in the village, and went back.
Hwabu changed his schedule in the afternoon and did not go to Mt. Bokmasan. After touring other slums, he returned to Uibang.
Lee Dang-ji, dressed as a woman, was still in the recovery room.
“Did you send someone to slaughter a pig today and tell them that a group of bandits have been infesting Mt. Fuma?”
“yes. After hearing about it yesterday, I was worried about going to a slash-and-burn village in Mt. Bokmasan.”
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